Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 252 Fagg, John Gerardus 1860 1917 Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. Produced by David Newman in honor of Barbara Talmage Griffin (1918-2004), great-granddaughter of the subject of this biography "Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D." by Rev. John Gerardus Fagg is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and missionary work of John Van Nest Talmage, who dedicated more than four decades of his life to evangelizing and serving the people of South China, particularly in the region of Amoy. It is a tribute to his extraordinary commitment, contributions, and the challenges he faced in a foreign land, reflecting his deep faith and resolve to spread Christianity in a culturally rich but spiritually needy area. The opening of the memoir sets the stage by providing context into Talmage’s background, as well as insight into the author’s relationship with him. It features an emotionally charged introduction by Rev. T. De Witt Talmage that captures the reverence and admiration for John Talmage's life work and the impact he made on both his community in China and on the mission field as a whole. The text hints at the hardships and moral dilemmas faced by missionaries in China, including cultural differences and the practices of ancestral worship and infanticide encountered there. It also expresses a strong sense of purpose and faith in the ultimate success of their mission efforts, setting the tone for the detailed exploration of Talmage’s experiences that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Missions -- China Talmage, John Van Nest, 1819-1892 BX Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 370256 2025-08-05T09:17:46.469415 text/html 370274 370110 2024-11-05T11:01:54.449369 2023-10-05T10:33:18.553167 text/html text/html 242558 2025-08-05T09:17:54.267333 application/epub+zip 246249 2025-08-05T09:17:50.028400 application/epub+zip 213201 2025-08-05T09:17:48.767393 application/epub+zip 511306 2025-08-05T09:17:57.518343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488007 2025-08-05T09:17:53.437366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334864 2022-09-06T04:52:06.254189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347674 2025-08-05T09:17:45.998405 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327731 2024-10-28T18:53:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17420 2025-08-05T09:17:57.664298 application/rdf+xml 24778 2025-08-05T09:17:49.276367 image/jpeg 4674 2025-08-05T09:17:49.019363 image/jpeg 237345 2025-08-05T09:17:46.500390 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog